Cleaning-machine.



A. A.. h. BORJESON & E. A. FAGERLUND.-

CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,1910.

@76fii75u Patented No -22,1910.

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ARVID ADOLF HERIBERT BijRJESON AND ERIK ARTUR FAGERLUND, 0F

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CLEANING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Anvin ADoLr HERI- BERT BonJnsoN and ERIK ARTUR FAGERLUND,

rotate partly in water, so that the resultant cleansing and rinsing may possible extent be increased.

An embodiment of the invention is shown on the annexed drawing in which:

Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan View. 7

In a vessel a, is a rotating brush, Z),- ar; ranged, over this another brush 0, which to the greatest through suitable transmission, is rotated and through suitable gearing is connected to brush 6 that this also is made to rotate.

The two brushes 1) and c are arranged so near each other that they partly enter into each other, so that the ends of the bristles in the brushes do not work parallel against the articles conveyed through the brushes, but at an angle against them, whereby not only a rubbing but also a whipping efiect is obtained.

To get a fresh supply of water always on the brushes, the bottom one 5, is suitably arranged to artly enter the water so that this brush W1 1 always be filled. Water is thrown from the brushes against the sides of the hood d, surrounding the round brush a, which water by dripping combs or similar arrangements is made to fall on the upper brush 0. The brushes should rotate with different speeds so that when no articles are passing througls them they will clean each .0 .uq

their.v 7 For catching water thrown out by the brushes vessels 0, g, of drawer like form, are

otherwise slidin arranged at the sides of the supporting structureA of the hood, and other like vessels g are arranged in the upper part of the tank a, the vessels 9. being perforated to strain the water falling into them. All these vessels are adapted to slide. lengthwise so that they can be removed and cleaned and are provided. with knobs on their ends as shown. 7

Between the brushes 6 and c and passin throngh openings h in the hood 0! is place a conveyor, which on the construction shown in the drawing consists. of a series of ropes 2', laid around rollers 70, which, through some suitable means .are made rotatable. ropes are fitted with heels or hooks Z, which prevent the plates or similar articles from being thrown forward by the brushes on the conveyingropes. 'Instead of ropes, chains running ontoothed wheels may be used, as of the conveying ropes and hooks Z is likely to occur. When it is essential that the conveying ropes or chains should be as few as possible they should be placed at successively increasing distances between each other. Also to obtain aside These motion of the articles on the ropes or chains placed over the conveying line. 'When the cleaned plates have left the'conveying line they are taken up in a rinsing vessel n, from which by a conveying line or some similar.

arrangement they are passed farther on. It 4 will, whip the articles which are to be cleaned.

We claim 1, A plate cleaning machine, comprising 1. two rotating brushes, a vessel to conta n water, in which one of the brushes 1s 1mmersed and an endless conveyor. arranged and adapted to travel between the brushes and means to 'rotate said brushes against the plate in In testimony whereof we have signed our 19- names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ARVID ADOLF HERIBERT BURJESON.

Eltlli ARTUR FAGERLUND.

Witnesses:

HEDWIG MELmmzn; TONTEN MELINDER. 

